Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Hello crafters and welcome to Whimsical Wednesday Challenge #4. We hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. All the buzz this week is about the highly anticipated Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate. So this week, we are joining in on the fun and creating projects to celebrate the big day. Here are the sneak peeks:

I get so excited every week when the designers send me their sneak peek photos, and just can't wait to see them completed. It is so hard for me not to e-mail them and say...I can't wait you have to send them to me NOW. They always look so fabulous that I can only imagine what they look like completed. It is so hard for me not to e-mail them and say...I can't wait you have to send them to me NOW. Please be sure to hop on over to each of the designers blogs, by clicking on their names, to see each of their completed projects.

Now onto to the random winner of the April Showers Bring May Flowers Challenge:

Tammy from The Purple Muse

Congrats Tammy! Please e-mail me your address so I can get your Mom You Rock Stamp set out to you. I have had some e-mails asking about a Whimsical Wednesday Challenge winner badge, so I decided to have Madeline design one. I have the code for that badge so I can e-mail that to all winners to display on their side bars of their blog...if they wish.

This week your challenge is to create a project to celebrate the Royal Wedding. When I e-mailed the team I told them to think crowns, wedding dress, prince, and princesses. There is no must haves this week, you are free to do whatever you would like with this challenge.

This weeks random winner will receive a pack of Post It Craft Paper. This paper has one side that has adhesive. The pack is an assortment of the brights collection.

After four challenges all the names of the participants for each challenge will be combined and the random winner will win this:

This happens to be the fourth challenge. So once this challenges closed on May 10 all the names will be combined from the past four challenges and then on May 11 a winner will be announced. Here are the guidelines for this weeks challenge:
1.Make a project that is inspired by the Royal Wedding
2. Please put in your post that you entered your project into this challenge with a link to this blog. I do not ask that you make a project just for my challenge. I know that there are lots of fun challenge blogs out there and I encourage you to play along in as many as you want:) So go ahead and enter your project where ever you like.
3. In order to become eligible for the prizes you must enter the challenge, become a follower of this blog, and leave a comment under our post's
4. Link your project to InLinkz by May 10 at midnight.
Each challenge will remain opened for two weeks, but we will still have weekly challenges. Last week's Spring Has Sprung In Our Homes is still open, just scroll down for details. Next week begins the new month so we will be scrapbooking. For now you have two current challenges to keep you busy. Thank you for stopping by today, we can't wait to see all your projects. Most importantly have fun.

Another group of fantastic sneak peeks. I can't wait to see all the projects the talented design team came up with. To see the completed home decor projects and details click on the designers names.

Thank you to everyone who entered and supported our challenges. The scrapbook challenge for this month is now closed. Here is the winner of those Cute and Cuddly Peachy Keen Stamps: Cynthia Richards. Please contact me at sar342@aol.com with your address so I can get your stamps sent out to you. I am going to keep the giveaway for the Shabby Vanity custom designed header and matching button, and the Peachy Keen stamp set opened until April 30 and the winners will be announced June 1. Be sure to check that giveaway out by scrolling down to the welcome post.

This weeks prize is another one of those cute Peachy Keen Sets:

After four challenges everyone's name that entered the challenge will be put in to a random drawing for this prize

Here are the guidelines for this weeks challenge:

1.Make a Spring Home Decor project (can include Easter)
2. Please put in your post that you entered your project into this challenge with a link to this blog. I do not ask that you make a project just for my challenge. I know that there are lots of fun challenge blogs out there and I encourage you to play along in as many as you want:) So go ahead and enter your project where ever you like.
3. In order to become eligible for the prizes you must enter the challenge, become a follower of this blog, and leave a comment under our post's
4. Link your project to InLinkz by May 4 at midnight.

Each challenge will remain opened for two weeks, but we will still have weekly challenges. Last week's April Showers Bring May Flowers is still open, just scroll down for details. Next week the designers from team A will be bringing some Royal fun projects! For now you have two current challenges to keep you busy. Thank you for stopping by today and we can't wait to see all your projects. Have fun.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Good morning crafty friends. Welcome to Whimsical Wednesday Challenge #2. This week the challenge is to create a spring card/project inspired by the title April Showers Bring May Flowers. The projects had to include at least one of the following elements; Umbrella, Rain Boots, Flowers, or Rain Drops. Here is the sneak peaks of the talented design team projects

The sneak peaks look so amazing. I know I can't wait to see them. To see each of the projects and for details click on the designers name to go to their blog.

This week our sponsor is my sweet friend Emma from My Creative Time. Emma has given me her Mom You ROCK stamp set to give to one lucky random winner that enters this challenge. Perfect timing for this awesome stamp set with Mother's Day right around the corner. Thank you Emma!

After four challenges all the names will be combined together and you will have the chance to win this

Here are the guidelines for the challenges:

1.Make a spring card/project inspired by the title April Showers Bring May Flowers. The project must include at least one of the following elements: Umbrella, Rain boots, Flowers, Rain Drops.
2. Please put in your post that you entered your project into this challenge with a link to this blog. I do not ask that you make a project just for my challenge. I know that there are lots of fun challenge blogs out there and I encourage you to play along in as many as you want:) So go ahead and enter your project where ever you like.
3. In order to become eligible for the prizes you must enter the challenge, become a follower of this blog, and leave a comment under our post's
4. Link your project to InLinkz by April 27 at midnight.

Each challenge will remain opened for two weeks, but we will still have weekly challenges. Last week's scrapbook challenge is still open, just scroll down for details. Next week the designers from team B will be bringing spring into our homes! For now you have two current challenges to keep you busy. Thank you for stopping by today and we can't wait to see all your projects. Have fun.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Good morning and welcome! Thank you to everyone who joined in the Whimsical Wednesday blog hop. It was so much fun reading all of your sweet comments about the design team and the new blog. I will announce the winners of the blog hop at the end of the post.

This is an exciting week because it is our first challenge here on the new blog, and instead of just having one or two projects for inspiration you have seven. Cindy from the card team will now also be designing for the scrapbooking team:). This week it's all about scrapbooking. The challenge is to create a Spring or Easter LO and incorporate a bug or critter onto the page. Here are the sneak peeks:

Don't these sneak peaks look adorable? I was so wowed by all of them that every time I would get an e-mail with one attached, I wanted to respond back saying I COULD not wait and I needed to see the completed pages. I controlled myself though! I have been so excited to see them and I am sure they have your interest too, so lets head to the blogs and see what the scrapbooking team has come up with. Just click on the Designers name above their photos to go directly to the blogs.

Now onto the winners of the blog hop:

The winner of the $20.00 voucher to The Kraft Outlet is:
Silvia said... I finished already with the hop and I loved it!
It was incredible great projects and beautiful cards I found. You have a great DT!! Congrats I can't wait for the challenges!

The winner of the shabby crinkle ribbon from Prairie Bird Boutique is:
Janice W said- You have offered up some great prizes! Thanks for a chance to win!

The winner of Groovy Times is:

Becky Dunham-Wow Stephanie! What a fabulous hop! So much inspiration in one group of crafters! Now that I have time to get some crafting in, I can't wait to start on the challenges!The winner of Peachy Keen Dolly Dumplins is:
Melissa said-WOW! What beautiful work! I found four new blogs to follow!!!

Congrats to all the winners. Please contact me with your addresses so that I can get your prizes to you. Thanks again to our sponsors for the great giveaways. We appreciate your support. Don't forget you still have until tomorrow, April 7 at midnight to take advantage of the 10% discount that the The Kraft Outletis offering. All you have to do is enter the code BLOGHOP at checkout.

After four challenges all of the names of everyone that enters will be combined together (the more challenges you enter the better chance to win) and will receive this prize:

Here are the guidelines for the challenges:

1.Make a scrapbook page/pages of any size that is a Spring or Easter theme, must include a bug and or a critter
2. Please put in your post that you entered your project into this challenge with a link to this blog. I do not ask that you make a project just for my challenge. I know that there are lots of fun challenge blogs out there and I encourage you to play along in as many as you want:) So go ahead and enter your project where ever you like.
3. In order to become eligible for the prizes you must enter the challenge, become a follower of this blog, and leave a comment under our post's
4. Link your project to InLinkz by April 20 at midnight.

Each challenge will remain opened for two weeks, but we will have weekly challenges. Next week the designers from team A will be bringing you showers of inspiration. For now get busy creating those Spring/Easter LO. We can't wait to see what bug/critter cuteness you will add to your pages. Have fun!

Friday, April 1, 2011

Hello crafters and welcome to the new Whimsical Wednesday Challenge blog. We are so glad that you could join us for the Grand Opening Blog hop. I am so excited to be introducing to you the Whimsical Design Team. They are all so talented and I know you will be inspired by each and every project they have created tonight, and will be creating in the weeks to come.

We also have two generous sponsors for the blog hop. Babette from The Kraft Outlet has given us a $20.00 voucher for one winner to spend in their store. They also are offering a 10% discount to all shoppers who enter the code BLOGHOP at check out. The discount is valid today thru April 7. I have been using products from the Kraft Outlet since I started crafting last year and I just love it all. The shipping is also so quick, and the customer service superb.

Patsy from Prairie Bird Boutiquewill be giving a bundle of her handmade ribbon to one lucky winner. It comes in a variety of colors. I just recently started using this ribbon and it is so much fun to work with. Even the packaging it arrives in is beautiful and super quick shipping too. We all know how us crafters are, we get so excited to get our stuff and can hardly wait for the big brown truck to pull in the driveway! Here is a photo of some of the gorgeous shabby crinkle ribbon from Patsy

Thanks to our sponsors for your support.

I am also giving away a little cricut fun

and some Peachy Keen cuteness...Dolly Dumplins 1 1/8 inch faces

In order to qualify for these giveaways you must become a follower of this blog, visit ALL of the Whimsical Designers blogs, and leave a comment for them. You will have until Sunday April 3 at midnight to leave a comment on all the blogs. Please help me in welcoming them with lots of bloggy love. Below is a complete list of all the stops on this hop. When you return please leave a comment letting me know that you visited all the designers.

Thank you for joining us tonight. We are looking forward to creating for you, and seeing all of your creations. Your next stop is http://www.alwayscrafting.com/.

Here is a list of all the stops on the hop (some of the link titles were too long so they wrapped around to the next line, they all work though)

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Welcome to the Whimsical Wednesday Challenge blog. We are very happy that you have joined us. Here at Whimsical Wednesdays our goal is to inspire, and support you and each other on this creative journey! And of course continue to grow old friendships and make new ones. Please feel free to be yourself, and interpret the challenges as your creativity sees them. We all can't wait to see your creations!

Challenges will be every Wednesday, but you will have two weeks to link up. Any questions or suggestions should be sent to sar342@aol.com. Have a Whimsical Day!